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Scottish Borders Housing Association has presented The Food Train with a donation of £500. The Food Train provides a range of vital services to older people living in Scotland, with local volunteers providing weekly deliveries of fresh groceries to older people experiencing difficulties doing

Abbeyfield Lenzie, which offers sheltered accommodation for vulnerable adults, celebrated 50 years of existence on December 16.

The next phase of investment in housing at Western Harbour in Edinburgh got under way this month with the beginning of ground works.

SafeDeposits Scotland has revealed that tenants in Edinburgh could be due a share of £210,776, after failing to claim back deposits at the end of their tenancies. The Glasgow-based tenancy deposit scheme holds deposits on behalf of landlords and agents in line with government regulations desig

The Scottish Government overspent its 2019/20 budget by nearly £700 million responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by Audit Scotland.

Thousands of families of disabled children in Scotland have received an additional £200 to help heat their homes this winter. More than 13,000 families of a disabled child, on the highest rate care component of Disability Living Allowance for Children, have had a Child Winter Heating Assistanc

Badenoch and Strathspey is poised for a triple housing bonus in 2021 with Tulloch Homes beginning work on more than 200 new homes. The developments at Aviemore, Newtonmore and Carrbridge will see a springtime start to infrastructure and construction activity, sparking a record Tulloch investment in

Proposals have been put forward by Manse (Seafield) LLP for the delivery of a residential-led mixed-use development on the site of the current Peter Vardy Vauxhall Garage on Seafield Road in Edinburgh.

The Scottish Parliament’s local government committee has agreed to a postponement of new regulations for fire and smoke alarm regulations until 2022.

Argyll and Bute-based housing association Fyne Homes Limited has welcomed a £10 million funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland to refinance existing loans and enable future growth plans within the business.

Housebuilder Springfield Properties has commenced construction on the first phase of 114 affordable homes in Dalmarnock for West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA).  

The results of a survey undertaken by Grampian Housing Association show the huge and long-lasting effects COVID-19 has had on many of its tenants and their families. Responses from 43% or 1,136 of tenants provide headline survey results which demonstrate this significant impact on households particu

Students will be empowered to form tenants' unions and protected from unfair housing practices under new proposals unveiled by Scottish Labour.

Over a million homes in Scotland need to be upgraded to low carbon heating by 2030 to ensure the Scottish Government meets its statutory climate change targets, according to an updated plan published yesterday. The Climate Change Plan 2018 – 2032, which has been updated to reflect th

Following the publication of the Scottish Government's Climate Change Plan update, communities secretary Aileen Campbell reflects on progress so far, and opportunities to build a greener future as part of Housing to 2040 plans. Housing policy has a vital role to play in achieving many